Col. Shaffer is prohibited by his lawyer from talking. He's at great risk. They want to take away his pay and his health care benefits so they can hold it over his head and not allow him to talk while he's under suspension. This is not America.

The same article noted that Weldon had spent at least $30000 in legal fees and related investigatory expenses as a result of the probe. Another client is Advanced Ceramics Research Inc. [citation needed]
Weldon made improving relations with Russia one of his key efforts in the House.

He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007 representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He was also the co-chair of the Duma-Congress Study Group the official inter-parliamentary relationship between the United States and Russia.